Riptide 

The cases of a private investigations agency run by three Vietnam War veterans, armed with toughness, their own helicopter, and the third's technical ability.

Creators:

Stephen J. Cannell, Frank Lupo

Stars:

Perry King, Joe Penny, Thom Bray

2 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Perry King	...	Cody Allen 56 episodes, 1984-1986
Joe Penny	...	Nick Ryder 56 episodes, 1984-1986
Thom Bray	...	Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky 56 episodes, 1984-1986
Jack Ging	...	Lt. Ted Quinlan 29 episodes, 1984-1985

Storyline

Three vietnam veterans (Nick Ryder, Cody Allen and Murray Bozinsky) now work as private eyes in sunny southern California. Nick and Cody are the muscles and Murray is a computer wizard of the trio and together they solve even the hardest cases.

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Plot Keywords:

vietnam veteran | helicopter | detective | private detective | 

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Taglines:

No Case is Too Hot to Solve!

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Genres:

Action | Thriller | Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 January 1984 (USA)

Also Known As:

Trio mit vier Fäusten

Filming Locations:

Cabrillo Beach, San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Stephen J. Cannell Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min (58 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jack Ging, who plays the tough-as-nails Lt. Quinlan, also played the equally mean and menacing general "bull" Fullbright on The A-team, another Stephen J. Canell show.

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Connections

Referenced in Ca$h Cab: Episode #59 (2006)

User Reviews

The best of "the Buddy Show Era"

In the 80's private investigators ruled the airwaves. Magnum, Simon&Simon, Remington Steele, Matt Houston and even Knight Rider could be considered a detective show, but this was the best of the era. The characters of Nick Ryder played by Joe Penny, Cody Allen played by Perry King, and Murray Bozinski played by Thom Bray were huge role models for me. I was in my mid teens when this show was on {3 seasons on The NBC network Jan. 84- Aug of 86} The friendship these guys shared from serving in Vietnam to working together in their own private investigator business was something that everybody wanted, lifelong friendships. The show performed very well in the ratings it's first two seasons Tuesday nights at 9:00 pm following The A-Team, but was killed by Moonligthing in the 85-86 season. To this day I dis-like Bruce Willis for that. I think NBC gave up on Riptide way to early because the re-runs of Riptide ran on The USA network with very good success for three years 86-89, and Riptide's successors on NBC, Crimestory, and JJ Starbuck were not very good Television. I just hope that someday soon this great show will be released on DVD